good morning. thanks for swroeupjoining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> a lot of heavy rain. it's been hard to the start out our mornings with clear conditions because the weather system continues to spend more rain in the area today. it should be the last day we have to the deal with this. a look at 101. the roads are wet. we are seeing the heaviest rain moving through san jose and parts of the peninsula. moving to the south and east fremont starting with a wet drive as well. once again, bright reds and yellows on the radar indicating intense rainfall and low

visibility as you start out for that drive. as we head over to mike, still flooding in the north bay. >> we're still watching for slippery conditions. the closure, highway 101 to eastbound 37. what i understand is it is only eastbound. over to 101. there is a closure over here. not the tri-valley for the east bay but it is coming through hayward. 880, mission boulevard. a barrel repair is going on. that is the yellow barrels designed to slow folks down before they might hit a barrier. of course there was a crash here.

>> we have that northbound mission boulevard exit from interstate 80. hazmat crews are on the scene. here are the pictures from that solo pickup truck crash. the primary link to 680. the driver not hurt. he has been booked on dui charges. he was carrying pool cleaning supplies. so the crews have been cleaning up fluids, including sulfuric acid. the ramp, as you mentioned, expected to open at 7:00. we'll have a reporter on on scene here shortly. we have a team coverage of the rough commute this morning and the rainy weather that is continuing. the russian river finally slowly receding. still expected to stay at flood stage through tonight. >> good morning, pete. yeah. good morning to you, scott and laura. the folks in guerneville not out of the way yet.

five feet above flood stages. i want to show you where we are at. you can see it started to recede. the water was halfway up to the windows. it looks like it has dropped down about a foot. let's cue up this image of a woman actually kayaking inside her home. we have seen folks kayaking to get to their destinations. 37 feet. it crested at 37.8 feet. it is is the most rain they have seen in years. >> well, my basement and my garage got flooded so i thought i would take the kayak for a little run. don't get to do this very often.

come out and help each other out. we just cope. also seeing flooding extending west of old casadero road. according to the sheriff's department, at least 600 homes along this area. we are expecting it to stay above 32 feet until 8:00 p.m. today. pete suratos, today in the bay. thanks for the latest, pete. the nonstop rain led to this massive collapse in the east bay. this is a look at alhambra road near pinole. fortunately no one was on the road at the time. but it is a pretty popular route. public works says there's no

timeline when that road will repair. crews yesterday caused roads yesterday in camino near sleepy hollow. it is is above two ruptured sewer mains. the road will be closed to through traffic for at least several weeks. 6:05 on your thursday morning. a travel nightmare. this is the grid lock on highway 17 near downtown los gatos last night. a down tree was the culprit. caltrans worked to remove the mud, dirt, debris from the roadway. everything was cleared up around midnight. check this out. this is the lexington reservoir. all four south bay reservoirs are at capacity.

>> and we're not the only ones capturing what is happening in our community. our viewers have been great sending compelling video and pictures of these storms. this was sent to us by dean jenco. it is the los gatos creek jogging trail. you can't make it out. it is all under water. tag the us on twitter or instagram. and post pictures to our facebook page. it was kind of a rough drive in this morning. so much ponding water out there. >> yeah. was really coming down. there's more breaks out there. from palo alto, rain moving through. it moves closer to mountain view and sunny veil. you're about to get moderate

rain moving in. fremont towards the nole. showers moving through, creating wet conditions. and the burst of heaviest rain approaching san jose, moving through los gatos and saratoga. we have had up to 15 inches of rain with the past several storms moving in throughout the last week. our rainfall rate is 0.4 an hour. so that is really heavy and creates once again some low visibility for everyone heading out the door. windshield wipers up on high. expect the rain to be there within the next 20 minutes and spotty light rain for the north bay. you're tracking a crash in livermore. >> you showed the system where we had initial slowing. the crash in livermore, west 580. it is the second the last 45

minutes. it is quickly moving to the shoulder. the may have one lane blocked. we do see slowing towards north livermore. that is the tri-valley slower drive. not a major concern. wet roadways are more of an i. we cleared this up. westbound 37 is indeed open heading towards 101. it is only the connector from 101 to east 37 toward vallejo. in the south bay, a live camera shows you 1 northbound. that water starting to hit the roadway. the big band of rain coming through this area. 101 through san jose will be wet by the time we leave the house. relief could be on the way for people worried about thieves

stealing packages. we are live in san francisco tracking king tides. we'll talk about the timing in a few minutes and live outside to our emeryville camera looking at traffic. another rough commute. you're watching today in the bay. (kari ad libs)

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our microclimate weather alert continues. heavy rain moving through the south bay as you head out the door. also, quite a bit of snow falling in the sierra. we have had epic amounts of snow falling there. 14 feet of new snow just this month at squaw valley and alpine meadows. i'm sure everyone will want to head there this weekend. it will be lots of sun and temperatures reaching into the lower 30s. i'll have a look at the microclimate forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> that is epic snow. easier commute to the bay bridge. highway 4 to the bay bridge. metering lights are on. slick roads all along the bay. >> thank you very much, kari and mike. we continue to follow breaking news out of baltimore. six missing children are now thought to be dead.

firefighters say a woman and three children were injured after a house fire. this is new video from the scene coming into our news in the northwest part of the city. the fire broke out at a three-story home. firefighters say the third floor of the home just collapsed. and the second floor partially collapsed. investigators have not been able to get into the building because it is deemed up safe. tragic news to report out of baltimore. it is is 6:13 right now. concerns in the east bay after a 13-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint in fremont. it happened not far from mission boulevard. a boy had gotten off the bus and counting his money when a man came up and grabbed all the cash. then he turned out a handgun and he and the thief ran away. officers don't have a detailed description of the two. san francisco police will

update on a recent police shooting in the ocean view neighborhood. last friday they shot a man in his home. he suffered nonlife threatening injuries. family members say he suffers from mental illness. >> new rules in oakland geared to prevent tragedies like the "ghost ship" fire. the mayor is asking for reinspections of the property every 60 days. the mayor said buildings should be safe place to live but she wants to avoid displacing vulnerable communities, many of which has been using these warehouses as their homes. in business and tech news, wall street starts in the red.

the nasdaq ended a record high for the seventh straight day. nasdaq the 11. dow rose 98. sharp swings after president-elect donald trump held the news conference. trump said big phrma was getting away with murder. jet blue is making good on its promise to provide free wi-fi on every flight. every jet is now equipped with its fly fi. you can use it before you reach cruising altitude. they are adding more entertainment to its video on demand system, including amazon prime, streaming video and music. >> you can't just look out the window, right? >> i guess not. i love catching up on movies. walgreen's is teaming up with fedex for package pickup and dropoff. it will allow customers to drop off prepackaged, prelabeled

shipment direct at walgreen's. >> we use one of those amazon drop-offs. it's cool. you have a code. and you scan it. you don't know which one. you feel like a secret agent. >> i'm sure you went there wearing your ifb, right? i'm sure there were a lot of umbrellas. >> yeah. we're dealing with heavy rain this morning. the commute is looking sloppy again. and will be the last morning we'll have to the deal with this for a couple of days. we look at palo alto. you see there's quite a few people getting out there on the 101. and there's very wet roadways. bouts of heavy rain went through moments ago. we see all the headlights there as it makes its up the

interstate dealing with some very heavy rain, windshield on on. we have been tracking scattered showers elsewhere. we saw once again the rain that just passed through palo alto. also very heavy rain approaching fremont right now. that's where we will see this moving off towards the and east. moving through pinole. very heavy rain moving through san jose, los gatos and through the santa cruz mountains. morgan hill rain early. now you're getting a chance to dry out. rainfall rates close to an inch per hour. it is really coming down and creating more standing water on the roadways, moving through alum rock, and farther north to piedmont and approaching the tri-valley area within the next 20 minutes. still scattered showers in the forecast throughout the day. and it will be rolling through as we get on the back edge of this weather system and finally winding down later this evening. we have a chance of rain that

will be falling before dryer air and cooler air moves in later on on tonight. the last drought update was just last thursday. we're getting ready for the new one to come out today. it looks like we are still abnormally try for parts of the south bay, into the east bay. and we are still in a severe drought. but all our reservoirs are near or at capacity. we have had such high amounts of rain in santa rosa, 177% of normal. for livermore, 11 inches for the water year. so a lot of rain. we're also about the coastal flooding with king tides come canning today. for more on that, let's head over live to san francisco. how is it looking as we approach high tide? >> reporter: well, kari, i know you and i were sitting in the weather center yesterday looking at the models and the potential

for king tides. we measured waves of seven feet yesterday at 9:40. we are not seeing the water come up up on the abatement. it is expected to come up 9:40 with a potential to 6.9 feet. we begin to see the threat for coastal flooding, which means there is still a coastal flooding advisory that is expected to remain in effect until noon for all coastal areas, including this area right here. we will keep a close eye on that. it looks calm compared to what we have seen. i will keep you updated. mike, how is it looking on the roads? >> vianey has done the weather report, traffic report. so she knows how it can impact the weather. i want to show you those conditions in a bit.

a couple of issues for 880. northbound 880, mission boulevard, the connector still closed because of the crash and cleanup. we told you about that earlier in the show. that will remain chosed possibly until 7:00. auto mall parkway is a well-known alternate. a crash approaching thornton. i think that's where the crash is, in the middle of the free right now. prepare for slowing if you get on the freeway at thornton. this is the dunbar ton bridge going west. 84 west. san mateo as well. picks up the volume of traffic in livermore. they have all moved to the shoulder from what i understand. again, the rain came through the area as well. no major delays. no problem for bart. sometimes it slows down during wet weather. right now it is not as much of a

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a popular route. nobody hurt. but there's no timeline when they will be able to fix this. a live look at the russian river. it crested last night. it is expected to remain flood stage through tonight. finally, a live look at hole ter this morning. crews will be going door to door to try to assess the damage from all the flooding in that area. >> good morning to you. >> scott mcgrew. >> you have big news. >> big news. most of the bay area has been removed from the drought. we are still dealing with it as you head out with that commute. tracking some of the heaviest downpours through the south bay and approaching the santa cruz mountains and over closer to

morgan hill and gilroy with a bout of heavy rain. standing water on the roadways toward the east foothills, and farther north through pinole and the tri-valley. low visibility. windshield wipers on. the south bay commute is starting to kick in. ? the problem with the rain is it is kicking in right now. we are starting to the see a rise in traffic. that's where it starts to build. the tri-valley, we will see more storms. traffic relatively light for the tri-valley at this time. it is the south bay, which is a problem right now. this rain will turn from green to blue. that means ponding and puddling because of the rapid rain. the live look shows you the conditions 10 # at 680.

back out to the map. not only the wet roadways and the possibility of more problems for highway 17 so far. south of the summit. we're also watching for this crash continue to go clear. 880 northbound here at mission boulevard. we had an overnight crash before 1:00 a.m. you can use the parkway as your alternate. there is a pickup truck carrying pool cleaning comes, sulfuric acid. the driver is over. has been taken in a dui there. closed from 880 towards mission boulevard until possibly 7:00 a.m. they are repairing the attenuated yellow barrels. we still have the cleanup. back to you guys. a cleanup there. some cleanup, a lot of cleanup

and damage continues today in holster after massive flooding sent a hundred people fleeing from their homes. you can see the damage left behind. they had to lock their animals out of the area along highway 152 south of gilroy. views of the wide scope of all of this flooding. >> bob redell is live this morning with what emergency crews plan to do in these recovery efforts. >> reporter: good morning to you. now that the floodwaters have receded, you can see the damage and mess left behind here on lovers lane. the fence is down. there is a lot of debris strewn about. the next three to four hours, the san ben neto county office of emergency services surrounding lovers lane to assess where the properties are safe and inhabiting. just over 24 hours ago, these homes flooded when the nearby

creek could no longer contain the heavy rainfall. it overflowed and sent water surging into is the surrounding fields and homes creating a large lake that in some places was waste deep. more than 100 residents fled. 50 had to be rescued by the fire department. the others got out on their own after they woke up to realize the mess they were in. >> i was woken up in my house. i turned of in my bed, i was soaked. the doors were blocked because of the giant current. when i opened them, all it did is let more n. once it got higher, my refrigerator tipped over and started floating around my house. it was just a disaster. >> more than 100 people who fled just under 40 of them evacuated in downtown holster where the red cross set up an emergency shelter. we know all of them want to get back home. it will be up to the office of emergency services to determine

whether it is safe to be inha t inhabited again. people who live in bear creek in the santa cruz mountains having a tough time this week. monday's storm washed away bear creek road. they have also been dealing with toppled trees. they removed a tree that fell at bear creek country club. >> if the tree had fallen another few degrees this way, the bulk of the top of the tree would have caught our roots. >> tree experts say the problem is oversaturated soil, leaving trees more vulnerable because the root systems can't hold into the ground. 6:35. the budget measure allowing them to repeal obamacare with a simple majority vote. it goes to the house of representatives. even if this budget measure passes the house, the project of

dismantling obamacare will take weeks if not months. president-elect trump wants a replacement in place first. happening today in washington, three of president-elect trump's nominees are in for confirmation hearings. >> tracie potts explains why one of those nominees is likely to get a lot of attention. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, three are dr. ben carson, house something urban development. mike mom pay as congressman they are looking at to lead the cia. and the general who is going to need a special waiver because he hasn't been retired very long. his opening comments are getting under way shortly. he said his priorities as secretary of defense would be to strengthen military readiness. general james mattis appears before a senate panel today the after his testimony before the house was canceled last minute. a top republican says team trump

wouldn't allow it. leaving democrats and republicans wondering whether a special waiver is needed to confirm. >> russia today poses a danger. >> rex tillerson was drilled about his close ties to russia. >> is vladimir putin a war criminal? >> i would not use that term. >> they also dominated the news conference. he acknowledged hacking. >> president-elect, you are attacking -- >> you are -- >> you are attacking. >> but got in a testy exchange over reports that russia has compromising but unverified information on mr. trump. >> it's all fake news. it's phony stuff. it didn't happen. >> the president-elect is promising to avoid conflicts of interest by turning his business over to his son, hiring an ethics adviser, avoiding foreign business deal and donating foreign business dealings on the treasury. >> that is like putting lipstick on a pig.

it might be a nice ornament to put on this trust that he is creating but it doesn't actually solve the problem. >> as of this morning, the government ethics chief is saying the measures that mr. trump put in place for his business to separate himself to reduce conflicts of interest or eliminate them, they are just not enough. live from washington, tracie potts, today in the bay. >> good thursday morning. it is is 6:38. as you head out, wet roads across parts of the bay area. we are still trying to clean up from all the rain we have had recently. some of the heaviest rain moving through the south bay and the south county right now. and also moving across the santa cruz mountains. we have had anywhere from 8 to 15, possibly 16 inches of rain in some spots. as we get a closer look, we see bright red there moving through as we are seeing that rain approaching the south coyote area and also right there near

85 where it intersects with 101. san jose, some of the heavier rain moving through to the east towards evergreen and alum rock. heavy downpours there. and milpitis. the dry valley, approaching livermore, heavy rain. for the north bay, some of the showers moving through sonoma, napa and fairfield. so a lot of rain this morning as the system starts to wind down. and mike is checking in on three crashes in fremont. >> not able to handle the conditions or not concentrating as much. should be thinking about a lot in the morning. focus on the roadway. look at the ponding and puddling on highway 17, 85. we have a smooth flow of traffic this morning. north 880, it is closed.

toward mission boulevard. auto mall parkway. the cleanup continues. we'll monitor that. it is an issue for folks. 880 north toward thornton, we have a crash in the roadway. chp is on scene. a spinout as somebody was getting off the dunbar ton bridge. a spinout took that car off the roadway. no major injuries. slick conditions. careful out there. the san mateo bridge. we see it is is soupy here. westbound. look at that. definitely going to be an issue on the high rise as well. and seeing slowing on the curve to the bay bridge. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. 6:40. much more news ahead, including a raid in the east oakland

building that police say was home to illegal gambling. they also found something alarming. we'll tell you what that was up next. dow industrial is down 95 points. health care stocks continue to suffer one day after donald trump said phrma was getting away with murder. (kari ad libs)

>> good thursday morning. 6:44. we are still in a microclimate alert. heavy rain moving through parts of the bay area. bouts of heavy rain possible during the morning commute. keeping an eye on the russian river at guerneville. it has crested. that will ton fall. coming up in less than five minutes, we'll look at the sierra snowpack. the u.s. drought monitor. much of the bay area has been removed from the drought. more coming up in a few minutes. and a big change in the travel time. 55 minutes from highway 4 to the bay bridge toll plaza. backup at the berkeley curve. soupy conditions of there. no major crashes. in the south bay, really causing

an issue. you should slow down. >> a major raid in east oakland led to illegal gambling. alameda county sheriff's office arrested 20 people in the raid. a 5-year-old was taken into protective custody. they said that was no place for a child. >> we pulled out eight slot machines, plus ava right of other gambling operations going on, drugs, word of prostitution activity, and weapons, and then illegal dwellings. it is is all a big recipe for disaster. >> the building has been red tagged. nobody is allowed in. the 20 people vasted face a variety of charges. going over new guidelines

addressing on campus sexual harassment. the department the of education ordered the policy changes following complaints lodged against the former principal of palo alto high school. 6:46, the city of san jose taking the public's input as it draws on closing mobile home parks. the department of planning and the housing department are holding several public hearings. today's meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. at the library on north burk. city leaders looking to update the mobile home park closure ordinance. leaders want to protect people living in those parks. this comes as the owners of the winchester ranch mobile home park want to close the park to build new homes. that case is headed to court. talking more about our weather. this is water being diverted

from lake hennessey. this is 15 miles north of napa. extraordinary video. thanks for sharing it with us. you can find your own pictures and whatnot on tv. send them to us. nbc bay area on facebook, instagram or tweet us. >> that is speck lack tar to see there. we were really not looking for this. last winter we were talking about el nino and all of that stuff. we expected this rain last winter. it looks like we are getting massive amounts of rain and putting a big dent in the drought for the bay area. what you are dealing with as you head out the door now, it is much cooler. 45 degrees. spotty rain in parts of the peninsula and south bay. we see the roads are wet. 33 in the north bay. still lingering showers. we are seeing some of the heavier rain in san jose,

continuing into the east bay and the tri-valley as the temperatures drop. and the heaviest rain has just moved out of san jose approaching morgan hill. another round of heavy rain there. also pigging up on some showers once again. we're just starting to clear out. as you head farther north, catching a little bit of a break around milpitis as well. some of the heavier rain is moving in and for the north bay, sonoma to napa, steady the showers still the pouring. even the evening commute may be affected as we get the last bit of weather moving off to the east and the rain wrapping around that. still bringing in scattered showers before dryer air moves in and cooler temperatures. our reservoirs are at capacity for many around the bay area.

hetch hetchy up to 86%. across the state, from 33% to 86% capacity. then we look at what's happening in the sierra. still a lot of snow coming down at this point. another bout of heavy snow falling at this point. and the state wide average of the sierra snowpack now at 158%. remember just a couple of weeks ago, or less than a couple of weeks ago with that last measurement, we were at 64% of average snowpack for the sierra and dividing it into the different regions. northern sierra, 131%. the central and southern sierra is doing the best at 187% of average with these recent storms moving through. we still have an exceptional drought happening just north of l.a. but then as we get a closer look at what's happening in the bay area, abnormally dry conditions.

we have been downgraded from severe drought from east bay and south bay to abnormally dry. a major improvement here. no drought for fairfield, santa rosa, san francisco, and the santa cruz mountains. they have been removed from the drought. as we look farther down, more wet weather system moving in. possibly more heavy rain from tuesday into thursday. so enjoy this break while it lasts. temperatures reaching into the low 50s. cooler air moving in. then it warms up into early next week. sunday and monday. the next storm system moving in on tuesday into wednesday. we'll be keeping tabs on all of this. also mike is getting a view of what's happening on the roadways. >> allow yourself a little extra stopping distance in front of you. look at that. the south bay.

the rain really hitting highway 17, 85, 101, 280. all the roads through san jose. we saw the heavy rain move through. so ponding and puddling. we're showing you closure on 880 and mission boulevard. we are now seeing the backup on the approach. the connector toward 680 closed because of a crash. they extended the closure until 8:00 a.m. use auto mall park lway as an alternate. hayward, both directions. around the san mateo bridge. the bay bridge and the approach. and also in the north bay. one of the main closures from yesterday. northbound 101 to east 37. slow. nevado, vallejo, use austin

avenue. highway 4 to the bay bridge toll plaza, that is the toughest right now. >> that is a tough one. thanks so much, mike. last night michelle obama made her final talk show appearance as first lady. >> did you prepare that? oh, my goodness. >> they were moved to tears. ? she joined jimmy for his signature thank you segment.

>> thank you, barack, for proving you're not a lame duck by my very own silver fox. >> thank you, inauguration day, or as i like to call it, let's move. >> the first lady offered her support to the incoming trump family. 7 khrlg 53. 6:53. we have a break in the rain. we expect water levels to drop as you look at a live picture. pete suratos is there. when things will calm down were coming up next. 6:53. happening now, our nbc bay area app is the best way to stay informed. download it now and get alerts for severe weather heading to your neighborhood. and the epa issued new guidelines for radiation and water. read more on our twitter page. we'll be back in just two minutes. before you head out the door -

we're tracking this morning on today in ba welcome back to you. before you head out the door, here are the top stories we're tracking this morning. we begin with kris sanchez at 880. we've been telling you it has been closed because of a crash overnight that spilled toxic

chemicals. any word when it will reopen? about an hour or so, right? >> yeah. it has been pushed back to 8:00. for us it feels like we have done before driving than working. that's how it may feel to you. some of the caltrans crews are fixing the attenuating barriers, the barrels that protect you in case you hit the center divide. a tow truck took away two cars involved in a secondary crash after that suspected dui crash that spilled pool chemicals on the roadway. if you stand the other way, you can see the traffic is backed up for miles. this is going to be difficult through 8:00. the workaround has been much better. there is spillway on the other side of the detour route. so prepare yourself. do give yourself time to stop. pete suratos is tracking the russian river. >> pete spent amount of time up there as the river hit flood stage. how is the situation now?

good morning to you, laura and scott. the russian river levels are receding. we are still the seeing flooding conditions in the area. there is actually a woman kayaking inside of her home to show you what the companies are like. we know the river crested at 37.8 feet last night. it is is going to recede throughout the day. right now it is is 37 feet, well above flood stage. officials say the river will stay in flood stages through the evening. >> thank you, pete. let's go to holster. yesterday's massive flood send a hundred people out of their homes. this is south of gilroy. at least 50 homes have been flooded. what's happening today in emergency crews plan to go door to door to assess all that damage. a check of the forecast right now. good news for the bay area. you were telling us earlier that we are out of the drought in

most areas. >> we have made major improvements. we are tracking rain moving through as we speak. in the spots that don't need it. scattered showers through that morning commute. >> it could make tough for commuters. >> we're talking about the blue showing up on the index. that means ponding and puddling through the san jose area. getting to mission boulevard, as kris just talked about, that's an issue. you can't make that connection. use calaveras to 680. there is backup there. soupy conditions will be a factor. the ponding is and puddling showing up on the index. a live shot. 101 starting to see the backup. rain actively falling. be careful. >> and be happy today as well. happy birthday. >> oh, thank you.

that's what's happening today in the bay. we'll be back with a live local news update. we continue to watch confirmation on capitol hill. good morning. not us. the director of national intelligence calls donald trump to insist the leaks of unverified allegations did not come from the intelligence community. this, just hours after trump hinted they did, at a combative news conference. >> it's a failing pile of garbage. fake news. >> as the government's ethics chief says trump's plan to address conflicts of interest is meaningless. one of trump's advisers, kellyanne conway will join us live. breaking overnight, the senate takes the first steps towards repealing obamacare. is the president's signature law now on the fast track to being dismantled.